Word: eventer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Despite the unchallenging calibre of the opposition, tomorrow's regatta should be an exciting event, as it provides the last opportunity to see what may become one of the finest Crimson heavyweight crews...
...varsity field event squad turned in a brilliant performance. John Bronstein set a meet mark in winning the discus with a 158 ft., 3 3/4 in. toss, and shot putter Hank Abbot broke another record with his 50 ft., 3 in. heave. Stan Doten came through with an excellent 151 ft., 9 1/4 in. throw to take second in the discus, and Steve Cohen put the shot 48 ft., 6 in., his best ever, to beat out Princeton's Bill Fisher for second place...
Princeton has some strong men in the field events. Stu White is a very good high jumper, and Don Catino is a possible winner in the javelin. But the varsity group that assistant coach Ed Stowell calls "the best collection of field event men I've seen at Harvard" should join the runners in a convincing victory...
Finally, Hicks has found that the effects of radiation on the offspring can be predicted with "reasonable accuracy," a discovery valuable in the event of atomic or hydrogen bomb attacks on this country...
...Freshmen lost by three points, 71 1/2 to 68 1/2, they set two, and possibly three, new records. Mark Mullin ran the mile in 4:17.0, by seven seconds the best of his career, and Ed Bailey threw the hammer 170 ft., 9 1/2 in. to take his event by 45 feet. Bob Knapp and captain Harry Rich dead-heated in the 880 in 1:55.4, for what seems to be another Yardling record...